Sanitary drinking device.



A. S. MILLER.

SANITARY DRINKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 1 1912.

1,062,786. Patented May 27, 1913.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALVIN S. MILLER, 01' MONROE, LOUISIANA, ASSIGNOB OF ONE-HALF TO FREIi ALDER,

\ O1 SHBEVEPORT, LOUISIANA.

SANITARY DRINKING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 27,1913.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, Anna S. MILLER, residin at Monroe, in the parish of Ouachita and tate of Louisiana, have invented a new and Improved Sanitary Drinking Device, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to the art of samtary drinking devices which are designed to provide individual apparatus for use in public drinking places and elsewhere, whereby it becomes unnecessary for one to use drinking glasses, cups, or other appliances that have been used by others.

In many States, the dangers lurking in thepublic drinking cups have been recognized by the enactment of stringent laws against the use of public drinking cups, etc., thereby making" it necessary for travelers and others to provide themselves with some suitable individual glass or cup. Glasses and cups are often not available for purchase at the time most needed, and furthermore, glasses are liable to become broken and thus rendered useless, while both glasses and cups take up unnecessary room in the baggage or traveling kit of the user.

It is, therefore, one of the ob ects of the present invention, to provide a device sultable for instantaneous use, that Will be of such small compass as to be readily carried in the pocket of the user, or, if desired, the same may be employed as a sleeve band, belt, or garter, when not being employed as a drinking appliance, and thus not take up any room in the travelers luggage.

In its general nature, the invention resides in the provision of a double nipple and a section of flexible hose connected therewith through which the drinking water may be conveyed from the source of supply to the mouth of the user.

The invention also resides in those novel details of construction, combination, and arrangement of parts, all of which will be first fully described, and then be specifically pointed out in the appended claims, reference being had to' the accompanying drawing, in which Figure 1 is a perspective view showing one method of using the invention. Fig. 2 is an enlarged perspective view'of the double nipple and a portion of the .hose. Fig. 3 is a perspective view showing the device when not employed as a drinking apparatus.

By reference to the drawing, in which like numerals and letters of reference indicatelike parts in all the 'figures, it willbe observed that the drinking. appliance] iscom.-

posed of a double nipple 2, thatis to say, the nipple is formed of two halves, each .half' consisting of the nipple bulb 3-4, the

restricted neck 6, and the base portion formed in the nature'of a ring 5, the base portion of each section 3 and 4 being coincident 1n the ring 5. The double nipple 3, 1, 1s 1n practice preferably made of aluminum or other like material, and has a water passage .7 extending through the same from end to end.

.8 is a section of flexible hose of any desired length having beads or rings 9formed at its ends, wherebythe ends of the hose 8 can be slipped over the nipple sections 34 as indicated in Fig. 3, when the device is not in use as a drinking apparatus. In order to use the device as a drinking appliance, one end is detached from thenipple and secured over the water spout 1, or dipped into the source of water supply as the case may be, the operator drinking the- Water by drawing the same through the nipple in the well known manner, or in case of the attachment of the device of a flowing stream of water, as in Fig. 1, the water pressure itself is sufficient to convey the Water to the mouth of the user. After drinking, the user again attaches the free end of the hose to the nipple, as indicated in Fig. 3, leaving the hose and nipple filled with water, if desired, so as to keep the hose in shape and from sticking together.

By making the nippleof a double formation, either end of the hose 8 may be detached from the nipple for use, thus making it unnecessary for the o'perator'to first select a particular end of the device for drinking, from which to remove the hose connection. Furthermore, by making the nipple of a duplex formation, it may be employed as the closure or connecting medium for the hose 8 (see Fig. 3), thus closing the water duct and preventing germs and dust from entering the same.

When the device is not in use and the parts are adjusted as shown in Fig. 3, the same may be carried in the pocket of the wearer, or if desired, used as a sleeve strap or garter, or if the hose be made of sufficient length the device may be used as a belt.

From the foregoing description, taken in connection with the accompanying drawing, it is thought the complete construction, operation and advantages of the invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art to which it appertains.

What I claim is As a new article, a double nipple consisting of two sections of bulb-like form each having a small perforation in the outer end to form a passage into the nipple, said nipple including a ring-like formation between the sections, either end of said nipple adapted to be inserted in the mouth of the user,

and a flexible hose having its respective ends removably held over said nipple sections, either of said ends being adapted to be disconnected from the nipple for attachment- ALVIN S. MILLER.

Witnesses:

FRED. G. DIETERICH, A. 'E. DIETERICH. 

